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Sadhukkal Mutt in Vedaranyam are two ancient mutts in the district of Nagapattinam in South India in the Kailaasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vaṃśa Sarvajnapeetha Adi Noothana Chola Samrajyam (spiritual and religious kingdom). These mutts (Aadheenam) come under the Sri Kashi Vishwanathar temple in Thanjavur owned by His Divine Holiness Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. The presiding deity of these mutts is Lord Paramaśiva. Paramaśiva’s direct representative and heir is the Pontiff of the mutts. The region was part of the Chola Kingdom. The Pontiffs educated, groomed and initiated the Chola Kings to rule as per the methods prescribed in the sacred scriptures. The kings were the regents who administered the people while the Pontiffs were the owners."}]},{"type":"gallery","mode":"packed","images":[{"imageId":234934,"src":"https://nithyanandapedia-images.nithyananda.ai/wiki-images/skipped/0/02/300px-Chola-map.webp","alt":"see caption","caption":[{"type":"text","text":"Reign of The Chola Kingdom Circa 1000 CE"}],"width":559,"height":400}]},{"type":"gallery","mode":"packed","images":[{"imageId":1404398,"src":"https://nithyanandapedia-images.nithyananda.ai/wiki-images/320/f/f7/875px-Panchakulamdeity.webp","alt":"see caption","caption":[{"type":"text","text":"Worship at Arunachala Jnanadesika Swamigal mutt, Panchanadikulam (Panchanadikulam in Vedaranyam served as housing for devotees. It fed devotees who used to visit the temple of Vedaranyeshwar, the temple dedicated to Śiva, located in the town of Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, India.)"}],"width":292,"height":400}]},{"type":"gallery","mode":"packed","images":[{"imageId":440453,"src":"https://nithyanandapedia-images.nithyananda.ai/wiki-images/320/2/2b/498px-Kandaswamy.webp","alt":"see caption","caption":[{"type":"text","text":"Photograph of Po. Kandaswamy Swamigal, founder of the Po.ka Swamigal mutt, Vedaranyam as per recorded History (This mutt in Vedaranyam serves as a housing for devotees who were also fed during their visit to the temple of Vedaranyeshwar, the temple dedicated to Śiva, located in the town of Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, India.)"}],"width":332,"height":400}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Coronation","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Coronation"}]},{"type":"gallery","mode":"inline","images":[{"imageId":1447954,"src":"/gproxy/1cxvfea2y71PslAaSxlxVUNMlRlzLdn62","alt":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/gproxy/1cxvfea2y71PslAaSxlxVUNMlRlzLdn62","width":300},{"imageId":2949522,"src":"/gproxy/1pYV1P2jBJ3IbGuEXfazcSVmjBEemEGQV","alt":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/gproxy/1pYV1P2jBJ3IbGuEXfazcSVmjBEemEGQV","width":300}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Video of Coronation of His Divine Holiness"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Video-Link : 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